Everything tagged with safety

Have noticed since I started taking this route that on the southbound lanes, there are always a large number of lorries unloading during rush hour.
This necessitates, due to the high volume of traffic, multiple merges with the right-hand lane, ca...

Transport for London hosted a conference on Monday 4 February, attended by LCC and other lorry experts, to deliver freight safety recommendations to London borough councils.
The conference was attended by 25 out of 33 of the London councils, and ...

The London Assembly has called on Mayor Boris Johnson to take action on road safety by introducing more 20mph limits on the capital’s roads.
The Mayor’s recent road safety action plan recognised that 20mph speed limits can imp...

A new report released by the Policy Studies Institute shows 48% of primary school children would like to cycle to school but only 4 per cent are actually doing so.
Over the last four decades, a large reduction in children’s independent mo...

Plans for a more people-friendly 20mph speed limit for 500 streets in Brighton and Hove have been approved by the council's Transport Committee, after a majority of residents backed the move.
The move still needs to be ratified after objections...

The latest quarterly road casualties figure from the Department for Transport show a marked increase in casualties for cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists.
Cyclist casualties for the first three months in 2012 in Great Britain are up 13% on t...

Please join us on Wednesday 22 February 2012 when concerned cyclists will ride past the Palace of Westminster asking MPs to make the success of continental-standard infrastructure a key part of their Commons debate on cycling the following day. ...

The next Mayor of London must prioritise safe and convenient bike lanes and make junctions and roundabouts less dangerous if they want to encourage more cycling, according to a YouGov survey published today.
The survey, which suggests over half...

An all-party motion (full text below) passed in the London Assembly on Wednesday 14 December 2011 has called for a review of every dangerous junction in Greater London.
What still hasn't emerged is a date for the review of Bow roundabout and the ...

Westfield Stratford came in for a lot of stick for the sheer awfulness of its bike lanes earlier this year, and it doesn't look like its latest solution will enhance its reputation.
Rather than embracing the principles of Go Dutch (equality, co...

Three weeks after promising a review of cyclist safety at Bow roundabout Mayor Boris Johnson still hasn't set a timetable for it to report, despite families and campaigners calling for urgent action.
BBC London Transport Editor Tom Edward...

I cycle from Highgate to Victoria on a daily basis and can, when I wish to, to take a scenice route through Hampstead Heath, Primrose Hll, Regents Park and Hyde Park. Throughout these routes ony Hyde Park really welcomes cyclists, with specific cy...

As part of our efforts to get the council to focus on improving cyclist safety, we've obtained a map which outlines every collision involving a cyclist in the borough since 2006. It makes interesting reading and we'll be using it to put pressure o...

At Mayor's Question Time recently Boris Johnson was told of a family who'd complained of difficulties getting from their home to one of his carfree Skyride events because the roads weren't at all inviting.
The Mayor responded by saying that famil...

These tips make the roads safer for you, and for other people. Novice and experienced cyclists alike can learn a lot from cycle training, so contact your local council to ask about free or subsidised lessons:
Be extra careful near large lorries...